Re: Inheritance machanism
david wrote:
Here is the code:
class B {
public:
virtual ~B() {};
};
class D : public B {
public:
D() { t = new int; }
~D() { delete t; }
This class does not conform to the recommendations of "The Rule of
Three" (look it up).
private:
int* t;
};
void do_something()
{
B* pb = static_cast<D*> (new D());
This static cast is a NOP. Did you mean to static_cast to B*?
// do something ...
delete pb;
}
My question is whether the D class' destructor is called? What happen
when I use the static_cast? Thanks in advance.
Assuming you meant static_cast<B*>. Nothing happens. The pointer is
converted to a B*. Since you declared 'B' a public base of 'D', such
conversion is actually implicit. Using an explicit static_cast when an
implicit cast is allowed does not change anything.
Since the d-tor of 'B' is virtual, when you 'delete pb', the d-tor of D
will be called.
Why do you ask?
V
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